achicar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From a- +‎ chico (“small”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /at͡ʃiˈkaɾ/ [a.t͡ʃiˈkaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧chi‧car === Verb === achicar (first-person singular present achico, first-person singular preterite achiqué, past participle achicado) (transitive) to make smaller, reduce, minimize Synonym: empequeñecer (transitive) to humiliate, make someone feel small (transitive) to bale out (a boat) (reflexive) to get smaller, shrink (reflexive) to eat humble pie (sports) to clear ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== acobardarse ciscarse === Further reading === “achicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025